A cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) study of buccal plate thickness of the maxillary and mandibular posterior dentition

摘要

Background: Buccal plate thickness is of clinical importance in treatment planning for implants. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the buccal plate thickness in posterior dentate areas of both the maxilla and mandible using cone beam computed tomography in order to estimate the approximate distributions of this anatomic variable.